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77th Year, No. 39 Freeport, N.Y. 11520 The Community Newspaper Thursday. September 27, 2012 750
Freeport Celebrates Homecoming 2012
Hundreds of family members, friends and community resi-dents,
dressed in red, came out to the new turf field at Freeport
High School to show thei' support for the Red Devils, dis-playing
school pride and community togetherness at the
annual homecoming.
Prior to the game, many of the Freeport school
PTAs and school district fundraising groups sold
food items, school spirit apparel and crafts to those
in attendance.
The Freeport High School Navy Junior Reserve
Officer Training Corps (JROTC) led the parade, which included
the marching band, Homecoming court and cheerleading squad,
from the front of the school out to the field.
The cheerleaders took their place near the end zone and got the
crowd on their feet when they stretched out a huge Freeport banner
that the Red Devils broke through as they ran out onto the field.
The Freeport Red Devils Marching Band played the national
anthem as the JROTC presented the flag at the 50-yard line.
In a close game, the Red Devils fell to Syosset by a narrow final
score of 16-13.
FREEPORT COMES HOME: Freeport High School Homecoming King Alex Robb and
Queen Alexandra Caggiano (inset) marched with the homecoming court in the annu-al
parade just prior to the game between Freeport and Syosset. Left, the Freeport
Red Devils cheerleaders marched in the Homecoming Parade and kept the varsity
squad and the crowd charged up during the game. Right, the Freeport High School
Red Devils charged onto their new turf field, ready to take on Syosset at the annu-al
Homecoming game.
photos courtesy Steve Kolodny/Syntax
A dose of civility at Freeport Village Board
by Linda Delmonico Prussen
One of the last speakers stepping up to
the podium Monday night, George
Brown, implored Freeport residents to
stick together. He said, "Encourage peo-ple,
don't discourage."
His message echoed back to the
mayor's opening statement asking resi-dents
to be respectful of those speaking
during public comment.
And unlike meetings in the past the
tone of respect was set and maintained by
those at the dais. Most of the agenda items
passed seamlessly without discourse.
A home for the American Legion
Approved was the purchase lease
agreement with the American Legion
William Clinton Story Post 342 for the
property on 925 South Ocean Avenue
for a term of 25 years.
Originally proposed for 99 years,
Trustee Robert Kennedy, a Vietnam
veteran, said he was glad to have the
additional time to review the contract
and change some of the terms.
Mayor Andrew Hardwick, also a vet-eran
and a member of the American
Legion, was also pleased the lease pur-chase
agreement was approved.
FaU Festival
Also approved were the Nautical Mile
Family Fall Festival and Chowder Contest
October 20 and 21. The festival will include
the Annual Fire Expo on October 21, as well
as the Halloween Fall Festival and Parade
on Sunday, October 21, between 1 and 2
p.m. with assembly time at noon at Front
Street and Woodcleft Avenue.
Mayor Hardwick said the focus of this
year's fall festival will be on family. It will
be during the daytime hours of noon and 6
p.m. and the many themed events will be
appropriate for children. He added the he
hoped residents would see, "The Nautical
Mile does not go to sleep after Labor Day."
Eagle Scouts
A bright spot early on in the meeting
occurred when two young men,
Alexander Lewis and Aaron Johnson,
approached the mike.
They explained that they were going for
their Eagle Scout award and asked about
community service they could perform
for the village. They were quickly greet-ed
by Superintendent of Public Works
Scott Richardson who said he could most
definitely find an appropriate project to
meet their requirements.
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